Excerpt from Journals of the Encampment Proceedings of the Department of Massachusetts G. A. R: From 1881 to 1887 Inclusive Resolved, That the same committee as was appointed by resolution of Department Encampment in 1892, viz. Past Department Commander George W. Creasey; Past Department Commander Austin S. Cushman; Past Department Commander John D. Billings; Comrade William M. Olin, Post 26; Comrade George W. Powers, Post 15. Be such committee to carry out the provisions of this recommendation and to complete said history and cause the same to be printed. In compliance with the above instructions the committee have caused to be printed this volume embracing the administrations of 1881 to 1887 inclusive, which together with the volume entitled: The Early History of the Department, furnishes a complete record of our-order from the organization of the provisional depart ment in 1866 to and including the administration Of Commander Nash in 1887. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.